Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev

Boston Marathon bombing
Part of Terrorism in the United States
The area of the first blast moments after the explosion
Location	Bombing: 671–673 and 755 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts Shooting: Corner of Vassar Street and Main Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts Firefight and manhunt: Watertown, Massachusetts
Date	Bombing: April 15, 2013 (2013-04-15), 2:49 p.m. EDT Shooting: April 18, 2013, 10:48 p.m. Firefight and manhunt: April 19, 2013, 12:30 a.m. – 8:42 p.m.
Attack type	Bombings,shootout, vehicle ramming, lone wolf terrorism
Weapons	Bombing: Two pressure cooker bombs Shooting: 9mm Ruger P95 semi-automatic pistol Firefight: Improvised explosive devices 9mm Ruger P95 semi-automatic pistol Stolen Mercedes-Benz M-Class SUV
Deaths	3 (One of the killers died 4 days later)
Non-fatal injuries	280 total: 264 persons (estimate) at scene of bombing on April 15 16 police officers during gunfight on April 19
Perpetrators	Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (sentenced to death) Tamerlan Tsarnaev (deceased)
Motive	Terrorism

External images

Photos From the Boston Marathon Bombing (Slate)

Photos of the Boston Marathon Bombing (The Atlantic)

Video shows moment of deadly explosion at finish line of Boston Marathon (Reuters)

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On April 15, 2013, two homemade bombs detonated 12 seconds and 210 yards (190 m) apart at 2:49 p.m., near the finish line of the annual Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring several hundred others, including 16 who lost limbs.

On April 18 the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released images of two suspects, who were almost immediately identified as Chechen-American brothers Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev. The brothers killed an MIT policeman, kidnapped a man in his car, and had a shootout with the police in nearby Watertown, during which two officers were severely injured, one of whom died a year later. Tamerlan Tsarnaev was shot several times, and his brother ran him over while escaping in the stolen car; Tamerlan died soon after.

An unprecedented manhunt for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ensued on April 19, with thousands of law enforcement officers searching a 20-block area of Watertown; residents of Watertown and surrounding communities were asked to stay indoors, and the transportation system and most businesses and public places closed. Around 6:00 p.m., a Watertown resident discovered Dzhokhar hiding in a boat in his backyard. He was shot by police while still in the boat and then arrested.

During questioning, Dzhokhar alleged that he and his brother were motivated by extremist Islamist beliefs and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, that they were self-radicalized and unconnected to any outside terrorist groups, and that he was following his brother's lead. He said they learned to build explosive devices from an online magazine of the al-Qaeda affiliate in Yemen. He also said they had intended to travel to New York City to bomb Times Square. On April 8, 2015, he was convicted of 30 charges, including use of a weapon of mass destruction and malicious destruction of property resulting in death. The following month he was sentenced to death.